Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Yuba College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Psychological and Brain Sciences, B.S. major from Yuba College — i.e. exactly which Yuba College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Yuba College → UC Santa Barbara)
Basic Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Yuba College: ECOL 10
Concepts of Biology
Take at Yuba College: BIOL 10 or BIOL 10L
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Yuba College: GEOL 11L
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Yuba College: ANTHR 1
Critical Thinking
Take at Yuba College: PHIL 12
Basic Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 4A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Yuba College: GEOL 10L
Introductory Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 2A
Introductory Biology II - Physiology
Take at Yuba College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 3 or BIOL 2
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Yuba College: MATH 3
General Chemistry
Take at Yuba College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Yuba College: ECON 1B
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Yuba College: COMSC 9A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Yuba College: COMSC 6
Differential Equations
Take at Yuba College: MATH 2
Basic Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 4B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Yuba College: ECON 1A
Introductory Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 2B or PHYS 2A
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Yuba College: PHIL 2
Introductory Biology III
Take at Yuba College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 2 or BIOL 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Yuba College: ANTHR 2
Basic Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Yuba College: POLSC 6 or PHIL 6
Introductory Physics
Take at Yuba College: PHYS 2A or PHYS 2B
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Yuba College: MATH 1B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Yuba College: MATH 9
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Yuba College: PSYC C1000
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at Yuba College: MATH 9
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Yuba College: MATH 1A
Understanding Data
Take at Yuba College: STAT C1000 or PSYCH 6
Statistical Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Yuba College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Research Methods in Psychological & Brain Sciences
No Yuba College equivalent — complete after transfer.
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.